Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-08-12
HARPER'S BONE
An Interesting Incidcnt of tins
Handy Wheat Deal In Chicago.

| Handy wheat Deal In Chicago.
A prominent city official, says The CnciN-
matt Commercials Gazette who for many Year,
was engaged In the pork packing business
and met with reyerses, and aftcrward remov-
ed to Chicago aud went into meat spccua-
| tion 10 hopes TO retrieve his lost fortune gave
this little incident as a "Reminiscences of the
Handy wheat deal OF 1851
81 had loaned Truman b. Handy So 600 all
my available funds, one day during his deal
at Chicago, to help him along. The money
was to be paid back on call, ], Of course.
watched the markets, ani was kept advised
of affairs in Cincinnati.
zone noon ] received telegram saying the
Third National bank was in trouble. hunt
ed about Chicago for Handy, and after a
lengthy search ascertaincd he had gone to
Cincinnati / was In cold sweat about my
S., 600, 1t was all the means | possessed. |
had been told by Handy who was in the deal,
and when | received that telegram | knew
that there would be hi TO pay If the bank
funds had been exhausted shall never for
get how spent that night. To sleep was out
of the question, So bright aud early arose
the next morning and wandered over to the
time passed but no Handy, and my fears
grew more appalling. went over toward the
brokers' offices, and when crossing a by
street sped Handy ascending the steps of 9
brokers' office Quick as my legs would car
ry me | went toward him aud called aloud
his name.
''lle stopred uutll caught up to him, when
! said: Truman, | want my mouey-must
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replied he. grabbed his arm, in fact elinch-
cd 1t, and said: Truman, know all about
the bank, and before everything goes with tho
wreck want YOU to gimme my money DO IL
at once, or / will expose the whoe thing
For Gods sake be calm, man. painted he
Follow me, but keep cool; will paw you in
few minutes Here, while waiting, read
these, and he handed me two telegrans, one
bearing date of the day before. They were
from his son. The first one said: Come home;
there's trouble at the bank. The other was
from George Wiltshire, anu as near AS now
remember, read: Come home at once; must
consult
Handy in the meantime acted lie had
gone TO Cincinnati and found that not over
$1,000 remained In the banks vaults. Those
OF the banks directors who were In the deal
were almost wild. Harper was In Chicago
Handy; after hearing their story at the bank,
turned to them aud said: Don't make fools
OF yourselves. Give me the banks collaterals
and I'll show you how to run bank de
gathered up every bit OF negotiable paper to
be had and went OUT on the street ard raised
enough to tide affairs over for several days;
besides, lie had money enough and certificates
OF deposit to strengthen matters at Chicago.
lie was about 10 display his paper to the
brokers when ran up to MIN | waited for
him over an hour. When he came out he
handed me a check for 5000, and said:
George with all your business experience
never expected to see you excited over such a
small amount To succeed You must have
nerve. You have met with losses, to be sure,
but never g.vs up. The excitement OF heavy
loss spurs inc on to larger deals
"'Ycs, Truman, that Is all well enough |
replied, but this s. 900 was all | had in the
world FASTENED over and cashed the check
and got my money but every moment ex-
pected to hear of the failure Of the Third
National
Truman Handy though, was a man of
wonderful nerve Harper is one like unto
him 1t is a pity that he has to suffer when
Others equally as bal are given their free
DOM"